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Chapter 1 Getting Started
NWD-270N User’s Guide
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1.3 Application Overview
This section describes some network applications for the NWD-270N. You can either set the
network type to Infrastructure and connect to an AP or use Ad-Hoc mode and connect to a
peer computer (another wireless device in Ad-Hoc mode).
1.3.1 Infrastructure
To connect to a network via an access point (AP), set the NWD-270N network type to
Infrastructure (see
). Through the AP, you can access the Internet or the
wired network behind the AP.
Figure 2 Application: Infrastructure
1.3.2 Ad-Hoc
To set up a small independent wireless workgroup without an AP, use Ad-Hoc (see
).
Ad-Hoc does not require an AP or a wired network. Two or more wireless clients
communicate directly with each other.
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Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is not available in ad-hoc mode.